Quick Noodles

Noodles sounded good as did little effort and with a little thinking we had a massive bowl of pasta for dinner.
Quick Noodles
Ingredients:
1 lb whole wheat spaghetti, broken in half
1 lb baby carrots, roughly chopped
1 cup sesame ginger dressing
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp diced dried garlic
Directions:
Steam the carrots [...]

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Pasta Dinner

For tonight I used a bit of this and that to use up what we had on hand. The ravioli I used was half of a twin pack I picked up at Costco so a bit bigger than their normal grocery store pack. Perfect for 3 though.

Ingredients:
1 package of Portobello Mushroom ravioli
4 pieces thick bacon
1 [...]

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Chicken Piccata Angel Hair

Tonight’s dinner was an idea I had – of replicating a dinner I had a couple years ago. I used angel hair though any long pasta such as spaghetti or fettuccine would work. The sauce itself doesn’t need chicken, one could make it with all olive oil and vegetable stock for a vegan/vegetarian alternative (and [...]

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No Egg Faux Spaghetti Carbonara

I came across the basis for this recipe on Kraft® Foods website and it had mixed reviews. After reading the complaints I had an idea how to make it work – and it turned out great. The taste was great and the kid and husband loved it (so did I!). What I loved was the [...]

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Hearty Slow Cooked Bison Spaghetti Sauce

I had extra time yesterday so I decided to play around and make a from scratch spaghetti sauce – so much free time i even oven roasted a bunch of home grown tomatoes that had suddenly all gotten ripe yesterday!
Hearty Slow Cooked Bison Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. fresh tomatoes
Olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped small
1/2 cup [...]

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Bison Stroganoff

Maybe it is just me, but it feels like fall is slipping in quietly right now…..
Bison Stroganoff
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground bison
1 onion, chopped small
1/4 tsp dried diced garlic
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups lower sodium beef broth
1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 cup low fat sour cream
12 ounces small bow tie pasta or egg [...]

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Lets Celebrate National Macaroni Day

Yes, one can learn dumb things on the interwebs….today is National Macaroni Day. ;-P
So in celebration a total trash-erole, Mac n’ Cheese Pie, a recipe that I got the idea out of Betty Crocker Bisquick Impossibly Easy Pies: Pies that Magically Bake Their Own Crust and then tweaked it a bit to make it with [...]

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Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Tarragon

Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Tarragon
Ingredients
Coarse salt and ground pepper, to taste
2 pounds beefsteak or plum tomatoes, cored
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
3/4 pound uncooked spaghetti
1 Tbsp coarsely chopped fresh tarragon or basil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Directions
Bring a large pot of water to boil.
Meanwhile, halve tomatoes lengthwise. Squeeze gently [...]

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